Release and Withdraw

Release

Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).

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Withdraw and release are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Withdraw" instead a verb "Release".

Nearby Words: released, releasing

Withdraw verb - Release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles.

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Release and withdraw are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Release" instead a verb "Withdraw".

Nearby Words: withdrawn, withdrawal, withdrawing, withdrawable

power	release power	withdraw power
attack	release attack	withdraw attack
hold	release hold	withdraw hold
army	release army	withdraw army
Other words: game, album, film, everyone, powers, amounts.

Senate in Illinois in 2004, the release of the divorce documents forced him to withdraw, allowing his challenger to win in a landslide against a last-ditch replacement.

Source: Celebrity Paradox

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